Image: Mohamed Hassan via Pixabay EKA Solutions, which offers a cloud-based integrated freight management ecosystem platform, has expanded its collaboration with Transflo to implement digital and automated transportation document workflow between shippers and carriers. “While EKA’s new investments are focused on implementing [artificial intelligence], machine learning and other technological solutions to transform the supply chain, […]
Article written by Harrison White In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland points out that tender rejection rates are going up in the Southwest, and in the Rail and Intermodal Update, Mike Baudendistel talks with Anthony Smith about recovery. Original Source: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/no-signs-yet-of-the-freight-market-slowing-down-freightwaves-now
Article written by Dick Weisinger Deloitte predicts that more than 10 percent of the global GDP will be tracked and stored with blockchain technology by 2025. Kenneth Craig, vice president of McLeod Software, said that “blockchain has extensive promise for every industry. With it businesses can reinvent the very nature of commercial activity, remove intermediaries, and have
Article written by Shashin Shah With the proliferation of devices and channels, effective data management has become inextricably linked to customer experience and business growth. Quality, storage, security, and dissemination of key data assets like product data, asset data, customer data, and location data play a critical role in achieving business goals. Ergo, strategizing data
New solution aims to reduce uncertainty, provide reliability and streamline operations across the supply chain CHICAGO, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Coyote Logistics, a leading global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, expanded its Dynamic Route Optimization program that aims to streamline supply chain operations and reduce uncertainty for carriers by maximizing the efficiency of their
Article written by Nick Carey (Reuters) – Truck maker Navistar International Corp (NAV.N) has bought a minority stake in TuSimple and aims to co-develop self-driving trucks by 2024 with the technology company as it rolls out a national U.S. autonomous freight network, the two companies said on Wednesday. Self-driving technology for freight trucks has attracted
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, today introduced dedicated freight, providing every owner-operator and small fleet carrier equal access to predictable work and income. This nationwide offering enables carriers to bid on dedicated freight contracts that can last up to 6 months, within the Convoy mobile app, reducing time spent securing individual loads,
The Latest 2020 Research Report on “Last Mile Delivery Market” Size and Future Growth | Industry Segment by Applications, Type, End-Use Industry, And Region, Market Demand, Latest Trends, Last Mile Delivery Industry Share & Revenue by company, Company Profiles and Forecasts up to 2027. The report entitled “Last Mile Delivery Market“ shares an in-depth perspective
Article written by Jack Glenn Back-office automation platform HubTran has announced a partnership with 3PL Systems Inc., creator of the Brokerware transportation management software for freight brokers and logistics providers. The integration allows 3PL Systems users to automate manual back-office processes and reduce operating costs using HubTran’s artificial intelligence (AI), optical character recognition (OCR) and machine learning (ML)
Article written by John Paul Hampstead Last week, Liftit, the Colombia-based freight tech startup automating last-mile logistics in Latin America, announced that it had closed a $22.5 million Series B round led by Cambridge Capital, with participation from IFC, monashees, Jaguar Ventures, NXTP Ventures and others. Liftit estimates that the “short distance trucking market” in